Nancy Belle Cousins

COUSINS, Nancy Belle, 74, November 9, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred and Paul Cousins; her brothers, Paulie and Taylor Cousins; and her niece, Danele Cousins. She is survived by her sister, Toni Cousins Ewell; sister-in-law, Gloria Lacy Cousins; her neices and nephews, Hunter, Brooke and Lyon Ewell and his wife, Susan Sekerke, and Annette and Taylor Cousins and his wife, Rebecca; and great-niece and great-nephew, Emma Moore and Taylor Kie Cousins III. She was a graduate of Norview High School in Norfolk, Bluefield College, Memphis State University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She spent a summer as a student missionary in Ghana, Africa, worked for the North Carolina Baptist Women's Missionary Society, taught in Chesterfield County and at Gill School, where she was an assistant principal. She provided private tutoring after her retirement from Gill School. A member of Huguenot Road Baptist Church, she served as a deacon and was a fervent supporter of the church's missionary outreach. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church for the Ballews Macau Mission. A memorial service in her honor will be held on Monday, November 15, 2 p.m., at Huguenot Road Baptist Church, 10525 West Huguenot Road, Richmond. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the memorial reception in the Fellowship Hall.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.